anyone read this? someone suggested it to me...

Quoted: Amazon.com: Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream

i've always wondered how this works, but the article doesn't tell me any more than i already know. Still, ice hotels are awesome, and really want to check one out someday!

Quoted: An ice hotel is essentially a gigantic igloo that is converted into a hotel. Learn about ice hotels and find out how an ice hotel is created.

Quoted: A declining industrial city turned to Frank Gehry to deliver some titanium-clad salvation. It got what it wished for.

is it a wonder why Indians value education so much? one of greatest, international, and OLDEST universities of the world...in
India!

Quoted: It has been called "one of the first great universities in recorded history."

Quoted: The Getty Villa in Malibu is an educational center and museum dedicated to the study of the arts and cultures of ancient Greece, Rome, and Etruria. The Villa serves a varied audience through the permanent collection, changing exhibitions, conservation, scholarship, research, and public programs.

keep driving past this last four days...need to check it out eventually. looks amazing from the outside, nestled atop the hill in Malibu, overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

Quoted: Foster + Partners is designing the world’s first zero-carbon, zero-waste city in Abu Dhabi. Named Masdar City, which means “the source,” the 1,483-acre project will include commercial and manufacturing space dedicated to developing ecofriendly products, housing, a university, and the headquarters for Future Energy Company, which is spearheading the initiative.

wow, that's amazing! if this actually works, i wonder what other countries would start building cities like this?

Quoted: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Kansas City, MO, USA
1999-2007
-SHA's Herning Center of the Arts (Denmark) breaks ground on June 25th 2007
-SHA wins 2 out of 8 RIBA International Awards 2007
-SHA opens the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art on June 9th
-SHA's Whitney Water Purification Facility and Park awarded as AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Project
-Norwegian Council votes to build Knut Hamsun Center

Steven Holl is the architect who recently designed the new extension of the Nelson-Atkins Art Museum in Kansas City. He even considered the parking garage as a space for art as the ceiling is made of refrective glass, so the public can be drenched by sunlight as they are getting out of their cars and entering the museum lobby. He also designed the Chapel at Seattle University. He has some amazing buildings, and I especially like his minimalist, clean, contemporary, yet innovative style. Check out his buildings!

Quoted: A makeover for Manhattan 'street furniture'

that's cool! i really like the sleek LED street lamps, and the bridge with the trees growing on the top :) Check out the slide show on the left side of the article

Quoted: NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - An Indian hotel has won the award for the world's best hotel for the first time in a survey by an international travel magazine while Florence, Italy, was named the best city for the second straight year. Travel

yay! about time :)